Question

I want to log all clicks in a MainMenu control I am using in a C# WinForms application. The menu system in place is very extensive and some of it is generated on the fly. I am looking for a way to add something directly to MainMenu that will get me the MenuItem object when it is clicked.

I have used Application.AddMessageFilter to catch all clicks in the rest of the application but it seems that the MainMenu control somehow gets around being tracked in this way.

Answer 1

If you need something that is global, have a look at http://globalmousekeyhook.codeplex.com/

This library allows you to tap keyboard and mouse and to detect and
record their activity even when an application is inactive and runs in
background.

I’m not sure if I would do this in my applications, they certainly wouldn’t pass ‘clean’ software tests by auditors but perhaps your application is company internal and capturing this ‘particular/single’ applications keystrokes and mouse movements would satisfy security requirements.